Fertility problems affect ‘a third of couples’
(cz) More than a third of all couples in Britain today who try to conceive experience fertility problems, according to the latest figures.
In their quest to have a baby couples are spending £1.7 billion. This includes £1.07 billion on IVF alone as only 23% receive completely free treatment on the NHS. On average couples spend £4,782 on fertility treatments.
Only 47% of women go on to have a baby. The National Fertility Survey, commissioned by RED magazine, also revealed women think they are “leaving it too late for motherhood”.
The average woman does not start trying to have a baby until the year of her 30th birthday. A woman’s fertility peaks in her mid-20s and declines sharply after the age of 35.
Sam Baker, editor of RED magazine, said: “Infertility is the issue of our age and, incredibly, we have entered the billion-pound baby era. more…
From: »Metro« (UK)